BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

Hey there, my Merauke Rick has 2 lumps on his tail that I did not notice when I picked him up originally. I'm trying to get a better look at them, but he's flighty because he's so new and won't let my hand near him, and I don't want to stress him out by forcibly picking him up just yet.

There is one little lump about half the size of a pea near the tip of his tail. It doesn't seem to cause any pain that I can tell. The other one is farther up the tail near his back, just a little bump, smaller than the other one. They look like they are under the scales, and are almost not noticable unless you're really looking. Is this something I should be concerned about?

He's eating normally, pooping normally, and all together besides being agitated if my hand is in the cage seems fine. He almost ate a piece of pineapple out of my hand today(he just licked it for a good five minutes before running away to his hide), so progress! I have not yet taken him to see a vet because I'm trying to find a vet that actually knows something about reptiles first.

Try to post some photos if you can. Any info you get here will be a best guess educated opinion, if at any point you start to think that it may be getting worse, a vet trip may be in order.

Well he's not too happy but i took his hide out to take pictures of his tail.

Here'st he two bumps I can find. He wouldn't sit still, so sorry if they are a little blurry.

Thank you! I've made an appointment with a local vet who specializes in exotics, including reptiles. We'll have it all checked out next monday (soonest I could get in with my schedule). I wanted to get him checked for parasites and an overall general checkup anyways, so hopefully this is something fairly easy to take care of.

On a side note, when I came home this morning, he had a scale that was half lifted up on his head, and he was hissing up a storm. He's refused to eat, and actually tried to bite me when I put my hand in the cage, something he's not done before. I found some shed skin on the ground, only like 2-3 scales worth. I think he might be in shed. Poor guy must be totally freaked out to get a new home and then immediately shed afterwards.